Astrology]]>1White Nationalists March in CharlottesvilleFri, 18 Aug 2017 11:40:37 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/white-nationalists-march-in-charlottesville.67365/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/white-nationalists-march-in-charlottesville.67365/invalid@example.com (ecdc)ecdcWhite Nationalists March in Charlottesville]]>23"What if Trump had won as a Democrat?"Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:34:22 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/what-if-trump-had-won-as-a-democrat.67101/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/what-if-trump-had-won-as-a-democrat.67101/invalid@example.com (mawnck)mawnckWhat If Trump Had Won As a Democrat?

January 31, 2017

Tweeting that Judge Merrick Garland was “a low-energy snooze,” Trump formally nominates Michelle Obama to the United States Supreme Court to replace the late Antonin Scalia. To gasps from White House reporters, a smiling...​

"What if Trump had won as a Democrat?"]]>12Gorsuch showing his true colorsThu, 29 Jun 2017 03:36:16 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/gorsuch-showing-his-true-colors.66983/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/gorsuch-showing-his-true-colors.66983/invalid@example.com (Mr. X)Mr. XGorsuch’s First Anti-Gay Dissent Has a Huge Factual Error—and Terrible, Dishonest Logic]]>1The AHCASun, 25 Jun 2017 17:03:59 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/the-ahca.66943/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/the-ahca.66943/invalid@example.com (ecdc)ecdcThe AHCA]]>3Odds that Trump lasts the full 4 yearsWed, 14 Jun 2017 18:07:38 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/odds-that-trump-lasts-the-full-4-years.66191/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/odds-that-trump-lasts-the-full-4-years.66191/invalid@example.com (Dabob2)Dabob2
Obviously, we have the Russia stuff; if it turns out there's a smoking gun linking his campaign with Russian attempts to sway the election, that is potentially impeachable.

He hasn't divested himself of nearly anything and still has financial interests all over the world. If he can be shown to be basing US policy on moves that would personally benefit himself or his family, that could be a problem. If he is shown to...

Explosion at concert in Manchester]]>6One word to unite us allFri, 02 Jun 2017 19:30:24 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/one-word-to-unite-us-all.66733/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/one-word-to-unite-us-all.66733/invalid@example.com (DAR1974)DAR1974]]>6First 100 DaysThu, 01 Jun 2017 17:27:01 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/first-100-days.66434/
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Still, since FDR's first term, it has been a benchmark nonetheless. And no one hyped up how much would get done in Trump's first 100 days and how "wonderful" it would be more than Trump himself.

So what do you think? Unmitigated disaster? Rousing success? Too soon to tell?

Better than you thought/feared it would be? Worse? About the same?]]>4Comey FiredFri, 12 May 2017 16:55:21 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/comey-fired.66557/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/comey-fired.66557/invalid@example.com (FaMulan)FaMulanFBI chief James Comey fired by Trump - BBC News

A new amendment proposed by Republican legislators would allow insurance companies to once again discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. But don't worry!—the amendment exempts members of Congress from being subject to the discrimination.]]>2People who write children's books about American Presidents are stumpedFri, 14 Apr 2017 00:01:51 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/people-who-write-childrens-books-about-american-presidents-are-stumped.66298/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/people-who-write-childrens-books-about-american-presidents-are-stumped.66298/invalid@example.com (mawnck)mawnckhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/us/politics/donald-trump-childrens-books.html

After an election cycle whose divisive effect on voters is still being felt, publishing books for classroom use has been unusually perilous. For Ms. Sutinis, the difficulty went beyond the time crunch to finding concise quotations from Mr. Trump’s campaign appearances that didn’t include contentious remarks.

Ms. Sutinis’s...​

People who write children's books about American Presidents are stumped]]>4chemical weaponsThu, 13 Apr 2017 17:19:14 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/chemical-weapons.66316/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/chemical-weapons.66316/invalid@example.com (Talk-to-Ethan)Talk-to-Ethan
Why does an innocent kid hit with chemicals justify military intervention while hanging them in the prison yards in Syria not count?]]>8The "Nelson" threadSat, 08 Apr 2017 11:14:28 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/the-nelson-thread.66302/
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]]>6"sanctuary cities"Sat, 01 Apr 2017 21:44:58 +0000http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/sanctuary-cities.66259/
http://www.laughingplace.com/discussion/threads/sanctuary-cities.66259/invalid@example.com (Talk-to-Ethan)Talk-to-Ethan
This reminds me of the marijuana issue in that no matter what the state or city does the United States trumps or supercedes pot possession and use. Smokers are not truly free in states like Colorado and Washington...